Nathan Sharp
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Nathan Sharp
@nsharp17
co-founder @retrodotapp (https://t.co/kxklqvRbfE)







We are pleased to announce the close of Thrive X. Exceeding $10 billion, Thrive X comprises $1 billion designated for early-stage investments and $9 billion designated for growth-stage investments. We do not view this as a milestone, but as a commitment to the long work ahead. We view Thrive as a company. Our product is partnership - the willingness to commit deeply to a small number of founders, and to stand with them through momentum and adversity. This is the discipline we bring to our work, and the responsibility we accept when founders partner with Thrive. We do not hedge. Concentration demands loyalty to the founders and missions we back. In this moment, exposure alone is not a strategy. Judgment without commitment is not enough. Advantage will accrue to those who choose deliberately, commit deeply, and endure through difficult moments. Thrive was founded to be an enabling technology for the world we want to see. We are deeply aware that we are not the main character. The founders that we are fortunate enough to partner with are the artists. Our role is to help create the conditions where great work can come to life. We take a long view grounded in the belief that category-defining companies tend to create structural compounding advantages over long arcs. This fund reflects the continuity of our approach and the ways our work has deepened alongside the founders we support. We are grateful for the trust our Limited Partners place in us, and for the opportunity to work alongside those who are building with purpose, integrity, and courage. thrivecap.com/thrive-x

In awe of all that @JoshuaKushner has achieved in Thrive. Such an insanely talented team with the vision, the ambition, and the patience to build the future they want to see. And the crazy is, they’re just getting started.



@vanschneider I think there will have to be a new type of social networking platform to arise out of it. Maybe it’s @retrodotapp or something else, but as the dead internet looms larger, people will retreat into silos where they know their community is real people

subscription revenue is sooo much morally superior and aligned than ad revenue, which is why x dot com is so healthy and better than old twitter

Ryan Olson ( @ryanolsonk ) grew from mid-level (IC4) to a principal engineer (IC8) at Instagram through a series of famous projects. The most notable was when he was the lead iOS developer that built Instagram Stories. We discussed: • Stories working with Mike Krieger (cofounder of IG) • How IG felt like it was dying and building IG Stories • Getting 1 promo per half to Staff • The power of small teams • Starting Retro (to combat doom scrolling) • Failing his first FB interview • Examples of the most talented people he's ever worked with Where to watch: • Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LXehF… • YouTube: youtu.be/gpVETZnY9Y0 • Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the… • Transcript: developing.dev/p/instagram-pr…


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